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Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

A regular show in Baluran National Park, when a male Javan Green Peafowl gathers in a lek at early morning to show its train to the female.
Javan Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus muticus) is a race of Green Peafowl endemic to Java Island. This bird used to be widespread across the island, but today can only be found in several locations such as Ujung Kulon National Park, Baluran National Park, Meru Betiri National Park and Alas Purwo National Park.

In the breeding season, the male grew a long rump feathers known as a "train" which can be up to 3 meters length, making it the longest bird in the w — A regular show in Baluran National Park, when a male Javan Green Peafowl gathers in a lek at early morning to show its train to the female. Javan Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus muticus) is a race of Green Peafowl endemic to Java Island. This bird used to be widespread across the island, but today can only be found in several locations such as Ujung Kulon National Park, Baluran National Park, Meru Betiri National Park and Alas Purwo National Park. In the breeding season, the male grew a long rump feathers known as a "train" which can be up to 3 meters length, making it the longest bird in the world. The train will be discarded once the season over.
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Open encyclopedia reference

The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a peafowl species native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and Southern China. It is the national bird of Myanmar. Formerly common throughout Southeast Asia, only a few isolated populations survive in Cambodia and adjacent areas of Vietnam. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2009. This is primarily due to widespread deforestation, agriculture and loss of suitable habitat, severely fragmenting populations and contributing to an overall decline in numbers. The green peafowl is in demand for private and home aviculture and threatened by the pet trade, feather collectors and hunters for meat and targeted.

Wikipedia contributors, Green peafowl; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:25:35.858801+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Pavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766
Name authority: Linnaeus, 1766
Common name: Green Peafowl
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Pavo
Extinction status: Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classAves
orderGalliformes
familyPhasianidae
genusPavo Linnaeus, 1758
speciesPavo muticus Linnaeus, 1766

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pavo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Common PeafowlPavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758	PhasianidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=176114 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:75WGZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.